Pinterest Clone: Create and Organize Boards with Pins

This project is a Pinterest clone that allows users to create boards and save pins to those boards. Similar pins are displayed below each pin on the pin-detail page. The underlying algorithm is straightforward: when a user visits the pin-detail page, the system searches the database for all boards that may contain that particular pin and then displays all the pins within those boards.

Features

• Public profile: Users can have a public profile that includes a bio, photo, website link, and more.
• Pin creation: Users can create pins with images or videos.
• Board creation: Users can create boards, both public and private (only visible to the user).
• Board management: Users can edit the board cover, name, and other details.
• Pin management: Users can edit a pin's board, title, description, or delete it.
• Follow/unfollow: Users can follow or unfollow other users.
• Commenting: Users can add comments to pins.
• Pin saving: Users can save pins to their own boards.
• And more...

Technologies Used

• Python 3
• Django
• Bootstrap
• SQLite3 database
• Vanilla JavaScript

How to Run the Application

1. Clone or download the project to your local machine.
2. Change directory to the "pinterest-clone-django" folder.
3. Ensure that you have Python 3, pip, and virtualenv installed on your machine.
4. Create a virtual environment using the following command:
   • For Mac and Linux: python3 -m venv venv
   • For Windows: python -m venv venv
5. Activate the virtual environment:
   • For Mac and Linux: source venv/bin/activate
   • For Windows: venv\scripts\activate
6. Install the application requirements by running: pip install -r requirements.txt
7. Migrate the database by executing: python manage.py migrate
8. Start the server: python manage.py runserver
9. You should now be able to access the application by visiting: http://127.0.0.1:8000/

How to Contribute

I welcome contributions to enhance and customize this Pinterest clone. If you would like to contribute, please follow these steps:

1. Fork the repository on GitHub.
2. Create a new branch with a descriptive name for your feature or bug fix.
3. Make the necessary changes in your branch.
4. Test your changes thoroughly.
5. Commit your changes and push them to your forked repository.
6. Submit a pull request, clearly describing the changes you have made.

License

This Pinterest clone is released under the MIT License. Feel free to use, modify, and distribute it as per the terms of the license.

Feel free to explore, contribute, and customize this Pinterest clone according to your needs!